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Orchid

The orchid is a diverse flowering plant belonging to the vast Orchidaceae family, encompassing more than 28,000 species....

Exotic Tropical Indoor Long Lasting

8.8 Great

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Jasmine

Jasmine, scientifically known as *Jasminum*, is a tropical flowering vine valued for its intensely fragrant blossoms. Th...

Tropical White Fragrant Vine

8.8 Great

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Jade Vine

Jade Vine, *Strongylodon macrobotrys*, is a tropical vine originating in the Philippines. Its notable feature is the int...

Tropical Rare Philippines Turquoise

8.8 Great

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Frangipani

Frangipani, also known as Plumeria, is a tropical tree or shrub valued for its intensely fragrant white or yellow flower...

Tropical Fragrant Waxy Tree

8.8 Great

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Bird of Paradise

Bird of Paradise (Strelitzia reginae) is a South African perennial named for its resemblance to a tropical bird in fligh...

Exotic Structural Tropical South African

8.6 Great

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Gardenia

The gardenia (Gardenia jasminoides) is native to tropical and subtropical Asia and Africa, and was named in 1753 by Carl...

Evergreen Tropical White Fragrant

8.5 Great

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Passionflower

Passionflower (Passiflora) is a genus of roughly 550 climbing vines native mainly to the Americas, named by Spanish miss...

Exotic Intricate Tropical Vine

8.5 Great

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Torch Ginger

Etlingera elatior, native to Southeast Asia, produces large waxy torch-like inflorescences used as a culinary ingredient...

Large Tropical Red Southeast Asian

8.5 Great

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Protea

Protea is a genus of about 100 flowering plants native to the Southern Hemisphere, with Protea cynaroides designated the...

Exotic Large South African Long Lasting

8.4 Great

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Ranunculus

Ranunculus asiaticus, the Persian buttercup, is a tuberous perennial native to the eastern Mediterranean and southwester...

Spring Bulb Colorful Layered

8.3 Great

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Titan Arum

Titan arum (Amorphophallus titanum), native to Sumatra, produces the world's largest unbranched inflorescence, reaching...

Tropical Dramatic Rare Carrion Scented

8.3 Great

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Black Bat Flower

A tropical plant (Tacca chantrieri) from Southeast Asia with dark purple-black flowers and thread-like 'whiskers' up to...

Black Exotic Tropical Unusual

8.3 Great

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Brugmansia

South American shrubs and small trees bearing large pendulous trumpet flowers; all five wild species are classified as e...

Toxic Tropical Fragrant Pendant

8.3 Great

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Bougainvillea

Bougainvillea, native to South America, was first described by European science during Louis Antoine de Bougainville's 1...

Tropical Colorful Vine Drought Tolerant

8.2 Great

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Gloriosa Lily

Gloriosa superba is a climbing tuberous plant native to Africa and Asia, recognized by its striking fire-like petals and...

Exotic Tropical Bulb Climbing

8.2 Great

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Angel's Trumpet

Angel's Trumpet is a genus of South American flowering trees recognized for its large, pendulous flowers and toxic alkal...

Toxic Tropical Fragrant Shrub

8.2 Great

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Hibiscus

Hibiscus rosa-sinensis is the national flower of Malaysia, designated in 1960, while the related Hibiscus sabdariffa is...

Tropical Summer Colorful Shrub

7.8 Good

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Canna Lily

The only genus in family Cannaceae, native to tropical America, with rhizomes cultivated as a starch crop for over 4,000...

Large Tropical Summer Bulb

7.0 Good

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Celosia

Celosia is a small genus of edible ornamental plants native to Africa, distinguished by their vividly colored, flame-lik...

Annual Tropical Long Lasting Colorful

6.5 Fair

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Amaranth

Amaranth is a broad genus of plants cultivated for millennia by indigenous peoples of the Americas, historically valued...

Annual Plume Tropical Colorful

6.3 Fair